Barack Obama is at it again. He actually makes Jimmy Carter look like a courageous leader.
What is going on? What is Obama’s latest surrender?
In the South China Sea, China has
unilaterally expanded what it refers to as an air defense zone over some
islands that are claimed by China, Taiwan, Japan and possibly even
other nations.
Japan responded by refusing to notify China if its airlines were going to overfly the islands in China’s new air defense zone.
What has Obama done?
From Reuters:
The United States advised its commercial
airlines to notify Chinese authorities of flight plans when travelling
through an air defense zone that Beijing established a week ago over the
East China Sea, ratcheting up regional tensions.
The United States said it expected U.S.
carriers to operate in line with so-called notices to airmen issued by
foreign countries, adding, however, that the decision did "not indicate
U.S. government acceptance of China's requirements.
The advice is in contrast with
America's close ally Japan, where the two major airlines have agreed
with the Japanese government to fly through the zone without notifying
China.
Beijing wants foreign aircraft passing
through the zone - including passenger planes - to identify themselves
to Chinese authorities.
A U.S. administration official said
China's action appeared to be a unilateral attempt to change the status
quo in the East China Sea, which could "increase the risk of
miscalculation, confrontation and accidents".
"We urge the Chinese to exercise
caution and restraint, and we are consulting with Japan and other
affected parties throughout the region," the official said.
The zone includes skies over islands at
the heart of a tense territorial dispute between Japan and China and
represents a historic challenge by the emerging new world power to the
United States, which has dominated the region for decades.
What does a nation with a real leader do? It tells the Chinese to go to hell.
What does Obama do? He surrenders early and often.
But then again, Obama wants to see American
power and prestige in the Pacific wane. He wants to see America as not
a superpower but just another minor nation state. Obama will stand up
to the Republicans but on the other hand the Republicans won’t fight
back.
When it comes to standing up to a real
dictatorship, like China’s, Obama surrenders faster than Jimmy Carter
ever dreamed of doing.
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Krauthammer: Everything administration says about ObamaCare a 'fudge'
Everything the administration says about ObamaCare is a "fudge," Charles Krauthammer told viewers Friday on “Special Report with Bret Baier.
His comments came as the administration worked to meet a self-imposed November 30 deadline to fix the HealthCare.gov website.
The syndicated columnist and Fox News contributor said, “Everything they tell you about ObamaCare, everyone knows is a fudge, or a hedge or a guess, or a prayer, or an outright deception.
"This is another one of those, you know, that's multiple choice, a, b, c, d, or e, you choose which one you want, but it's not the truth."
Krauthammer said President Obama's promise earllier this month that the web site "is going to be working the way it is supposed to," was "simply another example of an administration that simply not only can't shoot straight, but can't talk straig
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